On February 17, 2024 local time, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister, met with French Foreign Minister Séjournet at request while attending the Munich Security Conference.
Wang Yi said that China-France relations currently maintain a good momentum of development. Not long ago, the two countries solemnly celebrated the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France. Sixty years ago, China and France broke through the ice of the Cold War and took the lead in establishing diplomatic relations, pushing the international landscape to evolve in the right direction of dialogue and cooperation. Faced with the resurgence of the Cold War mentality and the rising danger of camp confrontation, China and France, as independent major powers with global influence, should strengthen dialogue and cooperation, work together to shape a peaceful, stable, equal and orderly multi-polar world structure, and open up China with a positive attitude. French relations for the next 60 years.
Wang Yi said that China is willing to maintain high-level exchanges with France, prepare for a new meeting of the three high-level dialogues on strategy, economy and finance, and people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and strengthen parliamentary exchanges. Taking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France and the Year of Culture and Tourism as an opportunity, we will create a new upsurge in people-to-people and cultural exchanges, enhance mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples, increase the number of direct flights, and facilitate personnel exchanges. China supports France in hosting the Paris Olympics. The pragmatic cooperation between China and France has yielded fruitful results. The two sides should strengthen docking and further unleash the potential of cooperation. France is welcome to continue to make good use of the "from French farm to Chinese table" mechanism to promote the export of more French high-quality agricultural products to China. It is hoped that France will provide a fair, transparent and good business environment for Chinese enterprises to develop in France. China and France both support multilateralism and should support each other's multilateral initiatives. It is hoped that France will play a constructive role in the healthy and stable development of China-EU relations.
Séjournet said that it is of great significance for France and China to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. France is willing to take this opportunity to strengthen high-level exchanges and expand cooperation in various fields such as economy and trade, people-to-people exchanges, tourism, new energy, climate change response, and biodiversity protection. . France reiterated its adherence to the one-China policy, will continue to adhere to strategic independence, and opposes "decoupling and breaking links."
The two sides also exchanged views on a series of international and regional issues.